Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition size
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 6 Comments
It won’t be much longer now until Switch owners are able to pick up Minecraft. In case you’re curious, it’ll be a 512MB download. Look for the game on the eShop this Thursday.
An hour of Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
New footage of Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition is starting to surface, starting with GameXplain’s hour-long live stream below. Watch the full recording ahead of Thursday’s launch below.
NBA Playgrounds update will improve loading times on Switch, Shaq-Fu development finished
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 5 Comments
Saber Interactive has spoken about supporting NBA Playgrounds going forward with multiple updates. On Switch, one of the big things we’re waiting on the ability to play online – which should be coming very soon.
In an interview with Just Pause, Saber Interactive CEO Matt Karch also said that loading times are being improved. This is an issue for some on Switch, and loading takes the most time on Nintendo’s console than any other version. It should be addressed soon, as the team apparently improved the situation with the first upcoming update. Matt Karch
21 minutes of World to the West footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
21 minutes of footage has come in for Rain Games’ Teslagrad successor World to the West. Have a look at the gameplay below.
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LEGO Dimensions – “Excalibur Batman Meets The Goonies” video
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
To celebrate the new pack based on The Goonies for LEGO Dimensions, a new video was published today featuring Excalibur. View it below.
Kimishima cautious about selling 10 million Switch units this fiscal year, third-party asked for big games quickly
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 50 Comments
Nintendo has set a target of moving ten million Switch units this coming fiscal year. However, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima is being cautious about that goal. Nikkei quotes Kimishima as recently saying, “I don’t think we can readily achieve the target [of selling 10 million consoles].”
Nikkei’s piece has one other noteworthy excerpt. The site reports: “An executive at one software company said Nintendo asked it to introduce major releases ‘as early as possible.'” Who might that third-party publisher be?
More: Tatsumi Kimishima, top
Nintendo Treehouse talks Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia combat in new Tumblr post
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 0 comments
The Nintendo Treehouse Log updated with a new entry. This time around, the focus is on Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia and specifically combat in the game.
The post explains the mechanics of battles and how they stack up to previous Fire Emblem games. Some concept art is also included, attached below. You can read the full post here.
Switch eShop makes it easier to view all available games
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 4 Comments
The Switch eShop added in the ability to save credit card information last night. As it turns out, this wasn’t the only change.
The “Recent Releases” now features a “View All” button at the end of the page. Clicking on it presents all games sorted from new to old. You can also set the price range, view the best sellers, and arrange things from old to new.
What’s interesting about this is that it’s not entirely new. You could actually do it before, but the issue was that not many Switch owners knew about it. Basically, by going to the search area and then clicking “Search Filters”, the same page as the “View All” page pops up. So it may be somewhat of a minor addition, but something that will definitely go a long way.
Thanks to Jes T for the tip.
Kirby 25th anniversary message from HAL Laboratory
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
Kirby recently celebrated a big event – specifically the series’ 25th anniversary. With that big day in mind, two representatives from HAL Laboratory shared messages on Miiverse.
Satoshi Ishida started off with a brief introduction. He then passed things off to Shinya Kumazaki, who has directed most of the latest Kirby games.
The full message is below:
More: HAL Laboratory, Kirby
Hyper Sentinel on the way to Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 1 Comment
Hyper Sentinel is in the works for Switch, Huey Games announced today. The shoot ’em up will release alongside the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC versions this summer.
Here’s a trailer:
Hyper Sentinel is described as “a super-slick, ultra-fast arcade shooter with an explosive pixel-art aesthetic.” The game, which runs at 60 frames per second, has twelve levels, power ups, and boss battles. There are also sixty medals to complete, online leaderboards, three difficulty modes, a combo chain score system, and SID-style chiptune soundtrack by Fractures.
Source: Huey Games PR
